This course provides students with the background information and skillsets necessary to operate as an effective cyber security operations staff member and leader during a cyber security crisis. It ensures that students understand the world of incident response and are comfortable participating in or even leading a cyber security incident response effort. The course begins by reviewing the foundational elements of cyber security and then introduces the topic of incident response and the various aspects of handling a cyber incident. Throughout the course, students study techniques for incident response and also  analyze case studies of incidents that have occurred in major organizations and work to understand how the tools and techniques of cyber security and incident response could have or should have been applied. Finally. It introduces the tools involved in defending a digital environment that ultimately aid students in performing project exercises where they will flex their incident response training.